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Every decision we've filed under Intellectual Property.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a summary judgment ruling that denied a licensing company standing to sue for copyright infringement. The court held that a copyright holder retaining certain rights does not automatically prevent a licensee from owning exclusive rights sufficient to sue.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal between Nike and Lululemon. The parties agreed to the dismissal, and each side will bear its own costs.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a joint motion to remand appeals in a patent dispute between Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Tolmar. The parties agreed to resolve all claims through a consent judgment in the district court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Dmt MacTruong as frivolous. The court also imposed a monetary sanction and barred the appellant from filing future pro se civil appeals without judicial permission.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that patent claims were invalid for indefiniteness. The court found that the term about used to define a pH range failed to inform a skilled artisan of the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal in this intellectual property matter. The dismissal was granted by order of the parties under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for permission to appeal a district court dismissal. The court treated the filing as a notice of appeal and directed the parties to show cause regarding the court's jurisdiction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal in this intellectual property dispute. The parties agreed to the dismissal, and each side will bear its own costs.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision that Wildseed's patent claims were unpatentable as obvious. The court rejected Wildseed's narrow interpretation of claim language regarding user data, ruling that derived information from text messages satisfies the patent's requirements.
The Federal Circuit determined it lacked jurisdiction to hear this appeal because the underlying dispute did not involve patent laws or other statutory grounds under 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a). Consequently, the court ordered the transfer of the matter to the Third Circuit rather than dismissing the appeal.